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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1952
Page
1
Baytown area notices describe Crosby High School senior events for graduation week. The community fund drive and variety program in Cedar Bayou planned by local groups will support the student activities with admission set at 54 cents, children free, as Horace Cedar Bayou and others perform in the Bayou school auditorium.
United Press report from Oda Alabama May 23 says nine children died Friday after a bus or vehicle crash near the town when a fire broke out after striking something on the highway. Authorities investigate the cause and identify victims.
John Bering visiting shere contends a Bilmer route has exhausted efforts for his itinerary. He claims 73 dollars in cash and meal tickets are at stake. Bertha Halland and an Alie telephone number feature in the fragmentary note.
The United States will end federal control of the major rail system two months after a May 21 decision, transferring possession and operation back to private management. The move follows President Truman's 1950 seizure during the Korean War era and concludes years of wartime federal oversight. Negotiations continue with three unions including the Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen and the Conductors' union as carriers prepare to resume full private operation.
Fragmented OCR style notes from a town newspaper summarize various figures like Hanratty, Clark, Armind, and Seligman in unclear events. Mentions of golf, crowd dinners, Al Stops, Alton Laird, and regional places such as Baytown and Veterans Hospital appear with garbled context and no coherent story or dates.
Iranian officials rejected Soviet accusations that Iran handed control of its army to the United States and violated the 1921 treaty by accepting American military aid. The Soviet note, broadcast by Radio Moscow and Izvestia, prompted alerts along the Soviet border but caused little stir in Tehran.
SEOUL May 23 fighter bombers from land and sea struck at dawn smashing a huge industrial suburb of Ko Red capital. They leveled 30 buildings including a nabd grenade family and power plant, damaged 151 more, and attacked with hundreds of tons of bombs rockets and machine gun fire. The Fifth Air Force did not release exact numbers but suggested the raid surpassed 1 000 sorties. The raid also topped the earlier record of 900 sorties against Suan on May 8 where 189 buildings were destroyed and two square miles of supplies wrecked.
Washington reports Dr. Weinberg, longtime wartime physicist at UC Berkeley, indicted on perjury charges for denying Communist Party membership and alleged passing atomic secrets to Steve Nelson for transmission to Soviet agents. Federal warrant issued. believed in Minnesota.
Army Secretary Frank Pace Jr announced Brigadier Generals Francis T. Dou and Charles Colson would be reduced to colonels over Koje Island foul trade and release handling. An official Army report to the Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to clarify if Colson violated orders in obtaining Brigadier General Francis T. Dodd's release after capture by Communist POWs. The report’s findings were discussed with Senator Harry Byrd and Defense leaders to illuminate the actions of Dou and Colson in the Koje incident.
General Ridgway told a Washington audience that Communist propaganda has shifted to a new hysterical pitch as the free world grows stronger. He warned that Reds demonize him as a war criminal while UN forces block them in the Far East and noted tensions over Korea and allied leadership.
General Matthew B. Ridgeway on Friday stated that Communist forces in Korea can employ certain forms of warfare, but it remains unclear whether the Reds will resort to such weapons. The remark reflects uncertainty over their strategic choices amid ongoing conflict.
The Church Of Christ at Pruett and Lobit plans a new sanctuary costing 111552 with work to start within three to four weeks. Current church located at Murzill and Ashbet. Baytown firms won contracts for general work and electrical install.
Three men injured and two cars wrecked when a third car caused a scramble on Decker Drive near 1 am. Edward Eichelberger reported dozing and sideswiping George Gamb Jet. Olen Murphree ran over Clark’s foot. James Martin helped move cars. Bets released. Eichelberger fined $15 for driving on wrong side.
In Austin on Friday a small group of University of Texas students stormed the Delta Zeta sorority house. Two youths were arrested and held for burglary investigation after five intruders forced entry and stole a coed’s bathing suit valued at $30. Dean Arno Nowotny described one raider being struck by an axe handle as guards defended their lingerie. University officials released names of eight students under school discipline review.
Hines Baker urged civics patriotism and economics at a luncheon, calling freedom the nation’s biggest asset. He warned Americans accept greater prosperity while surrendering freedoms, noting swift government expansion in emergencies and referencing Marx to critique federal overreach.
About 600 Wake Forest coeds rushed Georgetown University dorms Thursday night in a panty raid challenge. A campus disc jockey relayed the event with songs like Come On a My House and Let Me In. Olive escorted the male students back to their rooms as chants of discipline echoed.
Galveston May 23 two barges broke loose towing tug into Galveston Island causing damages to the old two lane causeway now used as a railroad bridge. Jimmy Keith operator of the tug Percheron owned by Cornelius Crow Co Baytown said the tow broke loose and the brick section dropped several feet. Official damage estimates were not ready though Keith put damages around 250000. The incident will close the land route for over a week.
Western Union Telegraphers and AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union reach a tentative contract ending an eight week walkout. Ratification by CEU's 30,000 Western Union members is pending. The agreement includes a 10 cent hourly wage increase, a 40 hour week for all but 5 0-hour employees, and a 20 percent rise in straight time pay for 40 hours. An across the board $22 monthly boost applies to 5 0-hour staff. Union security details unclear in fragments.
Gulf Oil refinery at Fort Arthur reopened as talks continue on gas curbs. A union spokesman in Houston said the agreement includes a six and twelve cent hourly raise and a two seven cent differential structure, effective December 1. Negotiations across Beaumont and Port Arthur reflected broader airline and aviation fuel issues tied to the nationwide strike.
A terse, garbled OCR item mentions new weapon use against a college and violence involving students and officials. Names and places are unclear. the fragment references raids, deferment issues, and disruption as a broader context.
A garbled account describes underwear appearing on a flagpole during a nighttime event in Arlington. Several calls led responders to retrieve items, but multiple panty pairs remained aloft, with unclear non military or fashion context lingering.
Voters in County F district will decide on spending 125000 for water and sewer improvements. The plan includes a new well in Bakewood and replacement of the main well at Camp Butyl to increase supply, with the Wooster area near the disposal plant likely affected. The election date is this Saturday with local campaigning already underway.
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